Dear Ijeawele Or A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions: The Inspiring Guide to Raising a Feminist

From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today - written as a letter to a friend.I have some suggestions for how to raise Chizalum. But remember that you might do all the things I suggest and she will still turn out to be different from what you hoped because sometimes life just does its thing. What matters is that you try.In We Should All be Feminists her eloquently argued and much admired essay of 2014 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie proposed that if we want a fairer world we need to raise our sons and daughters differently. Here in this remarkable new book Adichie replies by letter to a friend’s request for help on how to bring up her newborn baby girl as a feminist. With its fifteen pieces of practical advice it goes right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century.Adichie the Sunday Times bestselling author delves deep into the social and political aspects of gender and relationships offering a short yet impactful guide on feminist parenting. Her bestselling book is a top choice for those interested in family studies and gender theory.For fans of Chinua Achebe (There Was a Country) Toni Morrison (Mouth Full of Blood) Maya Angelou (All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes) Zadie Smith (Intimations) and Alice Walker (In Search of Our Mother's Gardens).